McKenzie College (Nova Scotia)

McKenzie College
Established	1988
Type	Private
President	Todd Graham
Academic staff	12
Students	100 full-time and online
Location	Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Campus	Urban
Website	www.mckenziecollege.com

McKenzie College is a private career college, located in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The College was founded in 1988 and offered a variety of training programs.

In the early 1990s the College's president and owner, Donnie Snow, developed and introduced the first multimedia training program in Eastern Canada. The College became well known in Atlantic Canada in the technology and high tech industries. Mr. Snow had expanded the College to include three campuses, Halifax and Sydney Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick. Graduates of the college were positioned at an early time in the New Media field to take advantage of new opportunities offered by the adoption of digital technologies and the Internet.

In 1998, Donnie Snow, along with vice president Ken MacLeod, were instrumental in the opening of a technical innovation center in the former courthouse building in the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia. This new center, Silicon Island, housed the College along with a dozen other companies dedicated to computer, internet, media and communication technologies. Snow and MacLeod also began a distance education school, The Centre for Distance Education, in 1996.

By 1999, Snow and MacLeod had sold their interest in Silicon Island and The Centre for Distance Education, to Halifax based Knowledge House Inc., and became major shareholders in the Nova Scotia based company. Soon after, they sold the three Colleges to Moncton business man Dale Ritchie. The bursting of the dot com "bubble" and a heavy investment in Halifax based technology company Knowledge House, preceded the sale of the Sydney campus. McKenzie College's new owner and president, Todd Graham, moved the school to its present location in downtown Sydney.

Programs

Applied Music Technology
The Applied Music Technology program concentrates on fundamental musical and technical skill development. Students enjoy individual music instruction as well as learning Pro Tools and Midi.

Medical Transcription
The Medical Transcription program is heavily focused on medical terminology and anatomy. Students learn to accurately transcribe medical reports and documents with a high level of accuracy.

Media Arts
The Media Arts program provides a media foundation in audio and visual aspects of modern media, including photography, videography, animation and audio production.

Design, Craft and Fine Arts
The DCFA program provides an artistic foundation in visual arts and fine craft, including photography, painting, ceramics, and jewelry design.

Digital Photography (online)
The online Digital Photography program provides students with introductory to advanced photographic experience and instruction. Students learn both traditional composition skills and modern digital imaging techniques.

Journalism and Professional Writing (online)
The online Journalism and Professional Writing program provides students with instruction in grammar, research, writing and reporting.

Graphic Design and Marketing (online)
The Graphic Design and Marketing program combines digital graphic design instruction with an introduction to Canadian Marketing.